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To me, its sort of a risky deal, but if he goes out and even only slightly improves on his season last year, I think he ends up getting at least that amount in free agency next offseason. He's a high energy guy and he really sounds like he's working hard to improve.

I'm excited about his potential. Yes it was kind of pricey, but like you guys are saying-if he improves even a little bit it can be awesome. I think he's a guy that's going to go out there and prove he's worth the money. Could be a gold glover this year too.

i do think however to justify this contract, he needs to be capable of batting near that top of the lineup. We can't be paying $8 million for a seven hitter. I hope he can get on base well enough, especially early in the year, to bat second. With Hart out, I would like a lineup like

Aoki
Gomez
Braun
Ramirez
Rickie
Lucroy
1st base
Segura

Lucroy is capable of batting 5th, but with catchers getting days off, I'd rather have them lower so you don't shuffle the lineup as often.